Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 880 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
4. 4.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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